Grain-shocker.



C. W. AMES.

- .GRAIN SHOCKE'R APPLICATION FILED APR. I, 1915.

2 SHEETS-:SHEET 1.

G. W. AMES.

GRAIN SHOGKER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 19l6.

Patented July 17, 1917..

2 SHEETS-SHEZT 2.

alt-ll GRAIN-SHOCKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 137, 1917..

Application filed April 1, 1916. Serial No. 38,310.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. AMns, citizen of Canada, residing at Eyebrow, Province of Saskatchewan, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GrainShookers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a shocker which is adapted for use in connection with ordinary self-binding harvesting machines, in lieu of the usual type of bundle carrier used in connection with such'harvesters, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a shocking device which will receive and carry the bundles until any desired number has been deposited therein, at which time the shocker may be operated for moving it into a discharging position which will set the sheaves, butts downward upon the ground, thereby forming a shock and eliminating the employment of men for shocking the sheaves of harvested rain.

Another ObJQOl) of this invention is to provide means for feeding the sheaves of grain to the shocker from the binder deck and means for automatically arresting the operation of the feeding means during the movement of the shocker into a discharging position. I

A further object of this invention is to provide a construction for compressing the sheaves in shock formation, when the shocker is moved into a depositing or shocking position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like and corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved shocker;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the shocker.

Fig. 3 is a section through theshocker showing the same in a delivering position.

Fig. 4c is a vertical section through the frame showing the shock forming pan in end elevation and in a receiving position, and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section showing a part of the construction for arresting the operation of the sheave feeding conveyer.

Referrin more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates the supporting frame of the shocker as an entirety which frame r0- tatably supports stub axles 2 and 3. The axles 2 and 3 have their inner ends journaled in the side rails of the supporting frame 1 and the axle 2 has a supporting wheel 45 mounted upon its outer end. The side of the frame opposite to the one to which the wheel 4 is positioned is adapted for connection to a binder frame in any suitable manner. A

substantially semi frustro conical pan 5 is connected to the inner end of the stub axles 2 and 8, and it is provided for receiving'the sheaves of grain from a conveyer belt 6.

receiving the sheaves from the deck of an ordinary self-binding harvester and it is propelled through the medium of a sprocket chain 7 which chain may be operatively connected to a part of the binder.

The stub axle 2, has a clutch segment F5 feathered thereon which is adapted for coaction with a clutch segment 9 carried by the supporting wheel a for rotating the axle by the rotation of the wheel for moving the pan 5 into a dumping or discharging position as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

A pivoted lever 10 is connected to the The conveyer belt 6 may be positioned for clutch segment 8 and is connected through the medium of a plurality of rods 11 and bell crank 12 to a foot treadle 13, which may be carried by the binder in convenient reach of the operator of the chain. l/Vhen the foot treadle 13 is depressed, the lever 10 will be moved pivotally for moving the clutch segment 8 into engagement with theclutch seg ment 9, which will cause the stub shaft 2 and the grain pan 5 to rotate with the rotation of the wheel 4:, until it reaches substantially a vertical position for discharging a shock of sheaves therefrom after which the foot lever is released which permits a spring 14 to act for moving the clutch seg ment 8 out of engagement with the clutch segment '9. y

The conveyer 6 travels about a roller 15 which ,is mounted upon a shaft 16. The shaft 16 is supported by suitable brackets 17 which are attached to the supporting frame 1. The sprocket chain 7 passes about a sprocket 18 which is mounted upon the shaft 16. The sprocket 18 has a clutch segment 19 formed upon one face thereofwhich is adapted for coaction with a clutch segment 20. The clutch segment 20 is feathered upon the shaft 16, .and is normally held in engagement with 'a clutch segment 19, by a spring 21. A lever 22- is connected to the clutch segment 20 and to an arm 23. The arm 23 is detachably connected as shown at 24 to an eccentric 25 mounted upon the axle 3, so that when the pan 5 moves into a discharging position, the rod 23 will be rocked which will draw the clutch segment 20 out of engagement with the clutch segment 19 and automatically stop the operation of the conveyer 6 and prevent the delivery of bundles from the conveyer during the movement of the pan 5 into a shocking position.

The pan 5 has rods 26 connected thereto, as shown at 27 which rods have a bar 28 connected to their outer ends. The bar 28 is curved as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings and it has springs 29 connected thereto, which springs are also connected to the frame 1. The bar 28 forms a compresser for coactionwith the pan 5 for compressing the sheaves into shock formation, when the pan is moved into a shocking or discharging position. The springs 29 are provided for automatically returning the pan 5 to its normal horizontal position, afterit has discharged a shock of sheaves therefrom.

Summing up, the operation of the improved grain shocker is as follows: The shocker pan5 normally rests in a horizontal plane as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4: of the drawing, at which time, the sheaves are delivered from the binder to the pan 5, by the conveyer 6. When the desired number of sheaves for forming the shock have been deposited in the pan 5, the operator of the binder presses the foot treadle 13 which moves the clutch segment 8 into engagement with a clutch segment 9, and causes the axle 2 to rotate with the rotation of the wheel 4. The rotationof the axle 2will move the pan 5 from its horizontal position into substantially a vertical position as illustrated in Fig. 8. The rotation of the shaft 2 and the movement of the pan 5 will rotate the axle 3, which will move the clutch segment 20 out of engagement with the clutch segment 7 19 andarrest the operation of the conveyer 1 ator releases the foot trip 13 which permits the spring 14? to move thejclutch segment 8 out of engagement with the clutch 4 segment 9, and the spring 29 acts for automatically returning the pan 5 to its normal horizontal sheave receiving position, which permits the spring 21 to move the clutch segment 20 into engagement with the clutch segment 19 and permits the operation of the conveyor 6.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operation of the improved grain shocker will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, and while in the foregoing description, the principle of the operation of this invention has been described together with various features of construction, it is to be understood that certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical conditions provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1. In a grain shocker, the combination of a supporting frame, a pair of stub axles carried by said supporting frame, a supporting wheel mounted upon one of said stub axles, a sheave receiving pan carried by said stub axle and normally lying in a horizontal position, means for connecting one of said stub axles to said wheel for moving said pan into a vertical sheave depositing position, a pair of rods connected to said pan eccentrically of said stub axles, a sheave compressing bar connected to said rods whereby when said pan is moved into a dumping position, said bar will be moved toward said pan.

2. In a grain shocker, the combination of a supporting frame, a pair of stub axles carried by said supporting frame, a supporting wheel mounted upon one of said stub axles, a sheave receiving pan carried by said stub axle and normally lying in a horizontal position, means for connecting one of said stub axles to said wheel for moving said pan into a vertical sheave depositing position, a pair of rods connected to said pan eccentrically of said stub axles, a sheave compressing bar connected tosaid rods whereby when said pan is moved into a dumping position, said bar will be moved toward said pan, a plurality of coil springs connected to said compressing bar for returning said bar and said pan to their normal positions after the depositing of sheaves of grain from the pan.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES W. AhIES.

Witnesses .THOMAS VVmLIAMs,

CHAS. W. ADsrr.

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Washington, D. G. 

